James Bond...Timelines...
OK, so there's a lot (READ: A lot) of continuity errors involving the 40 year stretch of the original Bond series before the Daniel Craig reboot. This is partially based on an idea I found on a Facebook post, of all places, but tweaked slightly......
The Connery era is one timeline. DAF is a sequel to YOLT. OHMSS doesn't exist here. Blofeld alters his appearance in accordance to Fleming's stories. Bond isn't seeking retribution for the death of his wife; he just wants to take SPECTRE down. In the end, Blofeld is killed when Bond destroys his base. Perhaps this Bond retires and settles down with Tiffany Case (as Connery retired after this one).
Then, there's Lazenby-Moore-Dalton in one timeline. This explains OHMSS as the first time Blofeld and Bond meet, and Tracy is actually avenged when Blofeld is killed at the beginning of FYEO. Perhaps LTK takes place after LALD, explaining Leiter's absence and the likeness. Therefore, TLD is a prequel or atleast takes place before LALD. Then maybe the Moore run carries on. I like to believe that Bond's last adventure was Octopussy and he settled down with her in the end. However, LTK could take place at the end and end with Bond getting kicked from MI6.
The third timeline is Brosnan's. This explains the time gap before Goldeneye begins and there is no overlap with Living Daylights. However, just a sidenote, maybe Brosnan exists in the same universe and Bond was darker with Dalton due to Trevelyan's supposed death. This new timeline also explains away Bond's problem with Wai-Lin's keyboard after what he said in YOLT. This story ends with Jinx and Bond together with diamonds. Brosnan's likeness in video games lend themselves to this timeline; a Moonraker repeat occurs during the Nightfire period and a second Max Zorin is added as Diavolo's mentor in EON.
We then move to Craig's timeline, the only definite reboot. I believe Blood Stone to be a part of this story, but what 007 Legends? Are GF, OHMSS, MR, LTK and DAD all part of Craig's timeline?